00000ctm a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217612070384 Buklod 20160516105825.0 m o j ta 160516s2015 xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPD-00254218824 DLS rda eng DMLUC LG 995 2015 L4 B86 Bundalian, Jorge B. author. User's attitude and perceptions on the navigability of academic library websites from selected members of South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC) libraries Jorge B. Bundalian ; Johann Frederick A. Cabbab, adviser. Quezon City : School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman 2015. xvi, 132 leaves illustrations 28 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Special Problem (Master of Library and Information Science)--University of the Philippines Diliman July 2015. The study determined the user's attitudes and perceptions on the navigability of the library websites of selected South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC) libraries. It aimed to a) measure the user's perception of the library website based on satisfaction and perceived value; b) gauge the user's attitude towards the website based on navigability; and c) find out if gender, age, educational attainment, length of inherent experience, and hours spent on the web per day affect the user's attitudes and perceptions of their library websites. A total of 126 library website users participated in the study. The selected SMEC libraries are Adamson University, De La Salle University, Philippine Normal University, St. Scholastica's College, and University of the Phillipines-Manila. The respondents are composed of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty librarians, library personnel, library directors/head librarians, website maintenance officers, administrators and visitors/outsiders. They were requested to undergo six performance tasks (3 required 3 random) before they proceed to the website navigability evaluation questionnaire. Results showed that library website users from the selected SMEC libraries have a positive attitude towards the navigability of their library websites. Perceptions in the areas of satisfaction and perceived value were also positive. User variable such as gender, age, education, length of internet experience, and hours spent on the web per day, though have effect on the result of the library evaluation, are not significant. This means that results were based directly on the navigability performance of the library websites and the user's attitudes and perceptions regardless of their demographic and other related variables. The research recommended to conduct a follow-up study on how to improve and broaden the evaluation by including other website characteristics such as usability, connectivity, layout, and others, which are also useful for the improvement of library websites being evaluated. South Manila Educational Consortium (SMEC) Library web sites. Web librarianship. Websites Ratings and rankings. Academic libraries Philippines Manila. Cabbab, Johann Frederick A. adviser. https://digitalarchives.upd.edu.ph/item/23721 FI UP UPD DLS LG 995 2015 L4 B86 Thesis